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National Air and Space Museum Archives
David G. Simons Record Diploma
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0787
- Creators:
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International Aeronautic Federation
- Dates:
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1957
- Languages:
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French.
- Physical Description:
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0.05 Cubic feet1 folder
- Repository:
David G. Simons was a doctor who worked on aerospace medical research with the United States Air Force. On August 19, 1957, Simons ascended from Crosby, Minnesota to achieve a world altitude balloon record. This collection consists of Simons' record diploma from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI).
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a 9 by 12 inch record diploma from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) certifying that Major David G. Simons of the United States Air Force achieved a balloon altitude record of 30,942 meters (102,000 feet) on August 19--20, 1957.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is a single item.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Dr. David G. Simons completed medical school at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1946. In 1947, he entered the United States Air Force (USAF) and began work at the USAF Aeromedical Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. There, Simons headed a project studying the effects of high altitude V-2 (A-4) missile flights on animals. Simons worked as Chief of Space Biology at the Air Force Missile Development Center at Holloman Air Force Base from 1953--1959. During this time, he worked on a project involving high altitude balloon flights. On August 19, 1957, Simons ascended from Crosby, Minnesota to achieve a world altitude balloon record. Simons was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame at the New Mexico Museum of Space History in 1987.
Administration
Author
Amanda Feigley (Intern)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Otto C. Winzen, Gift, 1958, NASM.XXXX.0787
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Amanda Feigley (Intern), 2006. Encoded by Jessamyn Lloyd, 2022.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
David G. Simons Record Diploma, NASM.XXXX.0787, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeronautics -- Records | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Balloons | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Certificates | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Simons, David G. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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